USS with Indra Bekti and migme!

WTF IS MIGME?

So the big question was asked in the blogger sphere some weeks back by our number 1 influencer - Xiaxue, "WTF is Migme."

In 1 sentence – it is a social media platform. Full story, you have to read the reply from the inside. LINK: WTF IS MIGME

This is mig.me's mascot midori. They are paperdoll made by Grace and I think they will be super cute if they make Funko version of this! 

So besides being a social media platform, migme also works very closely with different celebrities in the region and thanks to them I get to meet the multi-talented Indra Bekti!

Grace, Indra and me! 

Humble Indra is Humble

I've met my fair share of celebrities and "multi-talented" people in my life so far and I must say Indra is really really humble given who he is. I know some of you might be asking "who is he" if you don't follow the Indonesia entertainment industry. We got stopped multiple times by his fans at USS asking for photos. Not only did he oblige but he also did it happily. I've met celebrity who did it with a black face and only smile after "1,2,3" but Indra was truly sincere about it. He talk to his fans and all. I am truly impressed by this man! #Respect.

Obligatory shot at USS! Almost like the need to visit the great wall at China.

I am no celebrity or somebody but yet during the trip we were having a lot of fun together like friends. Trust me, given in the entertainment industry, I've met bloggers who do not even want to talk to you simply because he/she is "more famous" or of a "different league".

Who is that handsome young man and happy lady?

So by now you must be wondering who are the other 2 person with us. The handsome young man and the happy lady. So what happened here is that Indra launched a new book and has a campaign and they were the winner of the campaign and they won a trip with Indra. Super cool right! So if you can read Bahasa Indonesia, you can check his book out.

The New Puss in Boots' Giant Journey 

Since we are at USS we do not want to miss the new ride "Puss In Boots' Giant Journey". I am always very amazed by how much effort they put into such rides. It is really beautiful! Not the scariest ride but it is about just ride for me. Although I am a big guy with tattoo and loud mouth, such rides doesn't work very well with me. GPGT!

I've taken the revenge of the mummy ride for like 4-5 times but I am still scared. Getting scarier every year.

Wait, is that Grace Tan? 

Picture from workingwithgrace.wordpress.com

Hannar Hannar. That is Grace Tan from the recent drama online that made headlines. Having 1 extra friend is better than having an extra enemy right? I know there are people asking me questions about her after those drama but, I believe every friend has differences and I don't think we have to chew each other's head off simply because of different ideology in the business? In short, we had fun during the outing. #Peace #NoHardFeelings #NotTalkingAboutMyDick

Once again, thank you USS and Migme for hosting.

Do check out migme, don't forget to follow me. I promise to be more active there.

Smithankyou Migme

TL;DR Version

Where: Universal Studio Singapore USS
Who: Indra Bekti and Grace Tan
Why: Because migme got jio
When: Too late for you to join

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Istana Open House

The Istana in Singapore has open house 4 times a year for public visit. Locals need not pay while tourist have to donate $1 in order to enter. Can't remember where the dollar goes to but it's for good cause I believe.

It's surprisingly a big place despite it looking kinda normal from the outside. We were blessed by good weather.

No photo taking was allowed in the main building itself so all we did was taking photos around the open area.

Chin Chai upload some lah hor.

And just to irritate my wife...

The next open house would be on 2nd day of Chinese New Year 2015! Go check it out!

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Happy Birthday Lee Kuan Yew - LKYTour Walking Tour Singapore

Every single time we watched the video of our Mr.Lee Kuan Yew crying on occasions such as NDP or his birthday, I just can't help it to stop and think about how would Singapore be without this man.

Image from TheRealSingapore

I am no fan of certain policies in the country these days, but yet I can't deny the fact that I give my respect and gratitude to this man especially for how Singapore is today. Some tell me that he is not the only man that made things happen because he had a team and not all credits should go to him which I can't deny but he is the face of it all isn't it?

We all heard negative stories about him as well but I guess there's no way a man don't attract haters especially at such status. Even I have haters. :p

Amazing it seems but it sure is no David Blaine's magic, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew turns 91 today and he was still seen at the NDP just a few months ago!

The Founding Father of Modern Singapore Tour - aka LKY Tour

In tribute to Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, local tour agency MeGuideU has created a walking tour open to the public to be part of it! (More details at the end of article on "how to sign up")

It might sound like a publicity stunt to you (by my company) but the truth is the lady behind this tour sure ain't about that!

This is Miss Chia Bee Lian. I must say this woman is one of the most interesting as well as passionate woman I've ever met. When she 1st created this tour, she came down to the office days after days just to share with us the facts as well as her research. I can't say how much I respect her too!

The tour will bring us down memory lane of 91 years and more. We will also get to see and learn more about Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's father as well as family line. Fun facts that I never was delivered in a light hearted way by Miss Chia. I would have done so much better for my history lessons if she was my teacher!

Miss Chia in action with some of the bloggers during our media tour.

Even as a Singaporean, I must say that the tour was very informative. There's so much that I didn't know about Singapore as well as Mr.Lee. The newspaper cutting that Miss Chia was holding is not reprinted versions from the library but it's the actual prints, which means she has it as her collection all this while. She is some huge fan of Mr.Lee I must say.

Me doing my ah beng thing again not because I think it's cool but it's really tiring. It's a 3 hours walk so I suggest you better bring water, comfortable walking shoes as well as sunglasses. Thank me later for saving your life. :D

 Nope, she didn't bring us to Cathay for any shopping but why is Cathay part of the tour?

What about Queen Elizabeth Walk? Do you know the story about this place?

How To Sign Up

Interested in the tour as well? The good people at MeGuideU (Which includes me) is offering this tour as a tribute to Mr.Lee as well as a benefit to all Singaporean and visitors FREE! Simply sign up and account at the site and apply. It's going to be free from now till end of October. This walk is happening on every Monday 9am!

Quickly sign up here before it's all gone! 

Here's some other links about this tour:

• Blog Post by Priscias 
• Featured by ST Online
• Sauus.com

Mr.Smith, Happy Birthday Mr.Lee Kuan Yew!!

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